How Do You Remove Gum?

[mark_cardiff]

Just found some gum at the back right hand side of the drivers seat. No idea how it got there... its absolutly minging...

Anyone know how to get it off without damaging the leather???

[Mr Morse]

Give it a good blast with a CO2 extinguisher or liquified nitrogen to freeze the gum, this should remove most of it.

Some of the mobile paint wizards also carry stuff for gum removal.

[davepruce]

Freeze it then it should chip off easy without damage - use summat from the freezer (that is frozen!!), hold it against the gum for a while to freeze it

my 2p

[Rob]

careful it might pull the coating off the leather if frozen - would just do it the hard way and peel it off then rub away remains

[Chris.S]

What about white spirit ?

[mus26c]

What about white spirit ?

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yep I used white spirit to remove a gum on my rear floor mat and it worked :D

[peter026]

The only surefire way of cleaning gum off upholstery with out spoiling is by applying hot vinegar to the gum, this dissolves it

[The Editor]

Sulphuric Acid or better still if you can get hold of it Alien's blood !!! (It will eat it's way through the seat and eventually the floor pan though but the gum will be gone !!)

Seriously - I've always used the 'frozen' method !!

Ed

[deejaygee]

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ice will harden the gum, and like the earlier post said, this could damage the surface finish of the leather when you pull it off, (it is the best way for removing gum from fabric though) i would try softening the gum by gently warming it (hairdryer) and using a rag, or kitchen towel to pull as much as you can off, then try some leather upholstery cleaner on the residue, (white spirit would be the best for the residue but could discolour the leather, try it on an un-noticable area first.)

[Kazi]

How flippin peaved off would you be though if some idiot managed to get gum on your seats!!!

[dlayen]

all the gum removers the cleaners use at work are citrus based.or others have used white spirit as chris said.

freezing is only any good if it's in a big lump,

[des29]

Auto glyms tar and glue remover will shift it (also good on fabric seats wont discolour and will remove pen marks)but test on a area of the leather that you cant see just to be safe ,then use a leather conditioner to bring it back up .

[SHAHZ]

Get some freezer spray just dont spray too much, or you will probably take away a little of the seat ;)